“A northbound Amtrak train was traveling approximately 45 mph when the train operator observed a 42-year-old female standing on the tracks,” sheriff’s Sgt. J. King said. “The train went into emergency braking but was unable to stop in time and fatally struck the female.”

Amtrak tweeted that tracks were closed between Old Town San Diego and Solana Beach and trains 785 and 583 were expected to be “severely delayed.”

The North County Transit District, which operates Coaster trains, said in a series of tweets around 4:40 p.m. that tracks had been reopened but two trains, one northbound and one southbound, were running about an hour behind schedule.

— City News Service

Woman Standing on Tracks Killed by Amtrak Train in Sorrento Valley was last modified: May 6th, 2018 by Chris Jennewein

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